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sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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to cut, make an incision in anything Snáð ðæt ís ðara háligra líchoman Shrn. 62, 1. Mec snáð seaxes ecg Exon. Th. 408, 2; Rä. 27, 6. to cut as a surgeon does, to lance or to amputate Mon sníð ða bearneácnan wíf secuerunt praegnantes Past. 48, 2; Swt

ge-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-timbran, -timbrian, -timbrigean; part. -timbriende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [timbrian to build] .

to make of woodto buildto build upconstructædĭfĭcāreconstruĕreexstruĕreto build up the mindinstructedifyinstruĕre

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to make of wood, to build, to build up, construct; ædĭfĭcāre, construĕre, exstruĕre Ciricean getimbran to build a church, Andr. Kmbl. 3265; An. 1635. He hét getimbrian cyrican of treówe he commanded a church of wood to be built, Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 40

bæþ

a bath for washingthe bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Dele II, and add: a bath for washing Bæþ (balnearum usus, baða brice, R. Ben. I. 68, 1) þám untrumum swá oft swá hit framige; hálum and húru þám geongum sý seldor and lator getíðod, R. Ben. 60, 22. v. pænningas tó beðe (= bæðe?) five pence for the expenses

ge-rád

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Add: [The word seems to be feminine sometimes, e. g. on hwylcre gerád, Gr. D. 172, 29; so that in the phrase on þá gerád þæt, it may perhaps be, at least sometimes, rather fem. sing. than neut. pl. Cf. ge-sceaft for declension.] understanding, discernment

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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To BE, exist, become; esse, fieri Hí ne tweódon férende beón to ðam écan lífe non dubitabant esse transituros ad vitam perpetuam Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 38, 18. Ðe ðǽr beón noldon who would not be there Byrht. Th. 137, 13; By. 185 : Exon. 100 a; Th. 376,

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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where movement takes place, to shew the way, guide, direct, Grammar wísian, absolute Hé stóp on strǽte, stíg wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 1970; An. 987. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode, Byrht. Th. 135, 61 ; By. 141. Snyredon ðǽr secg

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múþ

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Add: the external orifice in an animal body which serves for the ingestion of food, together with the cavity to which this leads Heó bróhte án twig on hire múðe (in ore suo ), Gen. 8, 11. Mid nebbe, múþe cýwat, pluc(ciaþ) rostro, i. ore decerpunt, i.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Add: ge-þiódan, ge-þiédan, ge-þídan, ge-þýdan Geþeóded conexa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 71. Geþeód textum, Germ. 399, 302. <b>A.</b> trans. of local relations. to bring into contact. to join together several things Geþeóddum þínum þrím fingrum

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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Clear, bright Scír limpidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 54. Sciir sublustris, Txts. 96, 941. I. of living creatures, bright, brilliant, splendid, resplendent: — Scír Metod (God) , Beo. Th. 1962 ; B. 979. Scír cyning (Christ), Exon. Th. 71, 9; Cri. 1153. Is seó

tán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tán, es; m.

a twig, sprout, shoot, brancha stakea twig used in casting lotsa lot; also a share that is determined by lot

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a twig, sprout, shoot, branch Tánas arbusta, Ps. Th. 79, 10: vimina, Germ. 390. 44: antes, Hpt. Gl. 496, 73. Ic on neorxna wonge ásette treów, ðæt ða tánas æpla bǽron, Cd. Th. 295, 7; Sat. 482. Tánum, fingerapplum dactylis, Hpt. Gl. 496, 64. Hé ( the

freó

freenot in subjection to a masterhaving liberty of actionfreenot in subjection to sinliberalat libertynot in confinement or custodyfreefree from workdisengagedfree from guiltinnocentunimpededunhinderedacting of one's own willunforcedfree from troubleexemptimmunefreenot liable to a taxat one's own disposal

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Add: free, not in subjection to a master having liberty of action Ægylmǽr bohte Sǽðrýðe æt Sǽwolde abbude ... and ofer his dæg and his wífes dæg beó se man freóh, C.D. vi. 210, 17. Þeówie hé six gér and beó him freóh on þám seofoðan, Ex. 21, 2. Gif fríg

ge-byrd

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Add: n. (see Bl. H. 167, 8: Hml. S. 4, 256 below). birth. bearing of a child by the mother Þú wuldorfæste hlǽfdige þe God æfter flǽsces gebyrde ácendest, Hml. S. 23 b, 433. Oft þæt gegongeð þætte wer and wíf in woruld cennað bearn mid gebyrdum, Vy. 3

ge-leáfa

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Add: the mental action, condition, or habit of trusting to a person or thing, trust, faith Þín ágen geleáfa þe hæfþ gehǽledne fides tua te saluum fecit, Bl. H. 15, 27: Mk. 10, 51: Lk. 18, 41. Þín geleáfa ( belief in thee ) on úrum móde þurhwunige, Hy

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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Dele passage under I, and add: to fix, to place in security Hié befæston hira wíf and hira scipu and hira feoh on Eást-Englum, Chr. 894; P. 88, 4. Þá Deniscan hæfdon hira wíf befæst innan Eást-Engle, 896; P. 89, 22. Bið se þridda dǽl in þæs wylmes grund

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: , tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Twoabsolutelydistributively

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Two. used adjectivally Tuégen stridi passus, Txts. 85, 1510. Twégen (twǽgen, MS. E.) aldormen, Chr. 822; Erl. 62, 12. Twégen englas, Gen. 19, 1. Óþre twégen sealmas, R. Ben. 37, 11. Twǽgen míne mégas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 23. Twoegen gibróþæra, Txts

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FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Grammar FOR, with the dative; cum dătīvo. FOR, on account of, because of, with, by; pro, propter, per Nys ðeós untrumnys ná for deáþe, ac for Godes wuldre infirmĭtas hæc non est ad mortem, sed pro glōria Dei, Jn. Bos. 11, 4. Ðæt he ðone dǽl Willferþe

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE; lætus, hilaris Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów be joyful, thou good servant, Mt. Bos. 25, 21. Wæs Iethro blíðe for eallum ðám þingum, ðe Drihten dyde Israhéla folce Jethro was glad for all the things, which the

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Add: to move behind and in the same direction as another object Petrus folgade hine feorran. Mt. R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4. Ne folga mé noli

ge-swencan

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Add: — Geswenced fessa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 73. the subject a person, to cause distress, fatigue, &amp;c. by labour, or any injury to the body Hyne Hǽðcyn fláne geswencte Hæðcyn troubled him sore with his shot, B. 2438. Úre fæder biddeð ꝥ gé eów on

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
Icel. svarði as well as sór
), pl. swóron; pp. sworen

To swear, make oath. absoluteto swear by or onto swear to anythingto swear an oath by somethingto swear by, on . . . that . . .

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To swear, make oath. absolute Se ðe sweraþ (swereþ, Ps. Th. Surt.) néhstan his qui jurat proximo suo, Ps. Spl. 14, 6. Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11

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